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About Cliff Kayser

Cliff is an experienced organization development (OD) consultant, executive coach, and leadership trainer overseeing Polarity Partnerships' east coast operations out of Washington, DC. In 2017, Cliff became a founding partner of the 501(c)3 organization the Polarities of Democracy Institute and in 2018 the healthcare coaching/consulting firm, SixSEED Partners. Cliff is a faculty member at American University's Master's in OD and KEY Executive programs and is a Coaching Fellow for George Mason's Accredited Coach Training Program under the Center for the Advancement of Well-being. His past work experience includes VP of Organizational Development and Training for The National Cooperative Bank, Senior OD Consultant for The Washington Post, and Corporate Manager of Human Resources (HR) and Training for The Washington Post Company. Cliff earned Master's Degrees in OD (2007) and HR Management (1998) from The American University and his Coaching Certification from Georgetown's Executive Leadership Coaching Program in (2008). He is a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) and a graduate of the 2-year Polarity Mastery program (2010), and has served as the program dean since 2014.

Coaching: A Core Competency in an AI-Inhabited World

By |2026-05-02T06:33:21-04:00May 1st, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Polarity Thinking, Wiser Decisions|

Strengthening uniquely human capacities in accelerating systems Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the great accelerants in human history. Speed accelerates. Information accelerates. Production accelerates. Analysis accelerates. Even imitation accelerates. A question appears and within seconds a polished response arrives carrying the tone of certainty, coherence, and authority. The experience can feel almost magical until [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 4: Emergence & Receptivity

By |2026-04-29T18:05:48-04:00April 29th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 4 (Unpublished): Draw from It— empty, yet never dry. A well, of all sources. From It, the ten thousand [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 49: Discernment & Trust

By |2026-04-29T12:52:53-04:00April 29th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 49 (Unpublished): With open mind, the wise find all people worthy of care. Those who live nobly, are treated [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 52: Attention & Awareness

By |2026-04-28T17:55:12-04:00April 28th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 52 (Unpublished): From mother, creator. to inheritor. And here— we are. Leaving innocence, wants arise. In wants, we lose [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 44: Ambition & Sufficiency

By |2026-04-28T14:25:28-04:00April 28th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 44 (Unpublished): Which is closest, fame or self-knowing? Which is dearest, self-knowing or riches? Which is torturous, gains or [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 81: Action & Words

By |2026-04-28T12:38:07-04:00April 28th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 81 (Unpublished): True words don’t depend on eloquence, while eloquent words don’t define what’s true. The wisest words have [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 24: Confidence & Humility

By |2026-04-29T16:46:28-04:00April 24th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 24 (Unpublished): Those who stand too high on tiptoe, find balance undone. Those who rush with far to go, [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 68: Clarity & Openness

By |2026-04-24T11:57:38-04:00April 24th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 68 (Unpublished): The best fighters are not hungry for violence. The best soldiers understand their adversaries. The best competitors [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 53: Abundance & Basics

By |2026-04-23T13:58:19-04:00April 23rd, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 53 (Unpublished): Returning to common sense and common practice, I walk Its way. Suffering follows— when from It, I [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 73: Courage & Restraint

By |2026-04-22T12:43:32-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 73 (Unpublished): In daring or caution,harm and benefitarrive together. The wise do not choosebetween them. It is in heaven.Not [...]

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